Japan's continuous hereditary monarchy is believed to be the world's oldest. Princess Mako, niece to Japan's enthroned emperor, Naruhito, is planning to leave the imperial family, moving out of her ...

The woman in the produce section of the Hell’s Kitchen grocery store is clad casually, to say the least, in T-shirt and sneakers, a shopping bag slung over her shoulder. Is it her? Or is she the one ...

TOKYO (CNN) — Japan's Princess Mako has postponed her engagement to fiancé Kei Komuro until 2020 due to "lack of preparation," Imperial Household sources told CNN. The couple, both 26, had planned to ...

Japanese Princess Mako has married a commoner and lost her royal status in a union that has split public opinion and was delayed more than three years by a financial dispute involving her new ...

The Japan Imperial Family continues to shrink; as of October 2025, it only has 16 members, as women in the family lose their royal status should they marry a commoner. There are currently eight living ...

Mako gave up her royal title to wed Komuro, and the couple now live together in New York City Japan's former Princess Mako gave birth to her first child, whom she shares with husband Kei Komuro, Japan ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Japan's Princess Mako has visited Rio de Janeiro's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue to celebrate 110 years of immigration from her country to Brazil, home to the largest ...

Japan's Princess Mako, the emperor's niece, married her commoner college sweetheart on Tuesday and left the royal family after a years-long engagement beset by scrutiny. Flora Bradley-Watson reports.

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Princess Mako quietly married a commoner without traditional wedding celebrations Tuesday and said their marriage — delayed three years and opposed by some — "was a necessary ...